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The history of torture in England
- Author
- Parry, Leonard A. (Leonard Arthur)
- Title
- The history of torture in England, by L.A. Parry ...
- Format
- Book
- Published
- London, S. Low, Marston & Co. [1933]
- Description
- viii, 244 pages 23 cm
- Notes
- "Bibliography," p. 243-244.
- Contents
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- The law and torture
- The Court of Star Chamber
- The Court of High Commission
- Early inhumanity
- Societies for preventing cruelty
- Early torture
- Abolition of torture
- Torture in Tudor times
- Torture in the Stuart period
- Torture in Scotland
- Torture in Ireland
- Methods of torture
- The ordeal and trial by battle
- Peine forte et dure
- Brutal punishments. Hanging, drawing and quartering
- Beheading
- The Halifax gibbet
- Drowning and boiling
- Burning
- Mutilation and branding
- Minor cruelties
- Witchcraft and cruelty
- The church and cruelty
- The trial and torture of Dr Spreull
- Trial of the Suffolk witches
- Trial of Sir Thomas Picton
- Trial by battle.
- Subject headings
- Torture--Great Britain.
- Kinsey subjects
- Torture history. Capital punishment.